Opus 48 | Voices of Light

Name: Opus 48 | Voices of Light
Start: 2026-06-26T19:30:00+01:00
Location: University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford

Schedule

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford | Oxford, EN

📅 Friday 26th June 2026
⏰ 7.30pm
📍 University Church, High Street, Oxford
🎟 £20/£10c, Under 18s free
Voices of Light brings the Opus 48 season to a radiant close - a concert that celebrates the power of sacred choral music to illuminate, inspire, and move. This season finale brings together five masterpieces, each illuminating the power of the human voice in different ways. Sir Hubert Parry’s Blest Pair of Sirens - a majestic setting of Milton’s ode - is one of the crowning glories of the English choral tradition. Balfour Gardiner’s Evening Hymn, with its glowing harmonies, offers a moment of prayerful serenity.
Antonín Dvořák’s Mass in D brings warmth and lyrical beauty, blending Czech folk influences with timeless liturgical grandeur. Louis Vierne’s Messe solennelle - written for the great organ of Notre-Dame - pairs dramatic choral writing with the majestic sonority of organ accompaniment. Together with Arvo Pärt’s The Beatitudes this programme becomes complete, its stark simplicity and luminous harmonies casting a spell of profound contemplation.
In the atmospheric surroundings of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Opus 48 presents a summer evening of soaring choral music - a true celebration of light, faith, and beauty to end the season on a note of transcendence.

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Opus 48 – named in honour of Fauré’s Requiem – is an exciting medium-sized choral society in Oxfordshire, performing an impressive range of repertoire to the very highest standard. Opus 48 rehearse and perform under the baton of Musical Director, David Crown, one of the leading choral conductors in the UK. To read more about Opus 48 and their upcoming season, please visit their website: www.opus48choir.co.uk